How will Davis Bacon requirements effect the execution of my weatherization contract?
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) requires that Davis Bacon wage rates be used for all projects receiving ARRA funding. Although Davis Bacon compliance has been required for large federally funded projects for decades this is the first time that it has been made a requirement for small weatherization projects. DHCR is fully aware that this new Davis Bacon requirement presents an additional challenge for subgrantees to establish and maintain the high production rates necessary to complete the large contracts funded this year by ARRA. In response to this challenge, DHCR has endeavored to take all steps necessary to minimize any adverse impacts to the subgrantees capacity to weatherize units that might result from addressing Davis Bacon compliance requirements. Therefore, the Davis Bacon compliance procedures developed by DHCR, which were a result of discussions between DHCR, the Federal Departments of Energy (DOE) and Labor (DOL), were formulated with the weatherization s
